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Successful treatment of perineal necrotising fasciitis and associated pubic bone osteomyelitis with the vacuum assisted closure system

Susim Kumar, Mark E. O’Donnell, Khalid Khan, Gillian Dunne, P D Carey, J. Jack Lee

World Journal of Surgical Oncology · 2008 · 26 citations · 7 references

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Abstract

This case demonstrates the successful management of a complex and potentially lethal wound of the perineum with debridement, skin grafting and the VAC system.

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Necrotizing fasciitis: clinical presentation, microbiology, and determinants of mortality.

Chin‐Ho Wong, Haw-Chong Chang, Shanker Pasupathy et al. · PubMed · 2003 · 978 citations

NECROTIZING FASCIITIS

Chin‐Ho Wong, Haw-Chong Chang, Shanker Pasupathy et al. · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery · 2003 · 887 citations

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Vacuum-Assisted Closure of Complex Perineal Wounds

David M. Schaffzin, Jennifer M. Douglas, Thomas J. Stahl et al. · Diseases of the Colon & Rectum · 2004 · 57 citations

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Multi-limb necrotizing fasciitis in a patient with rectal cancer.

Shirley Yuk‐Wah Liu, Simon S.M. Ng, Janet Fung Yee Lee · PubMed · 2006 · 35 citations · Full text

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Scalp Necrotizing Fasciitis With Osteomyelitis of the Skull From Aspergillus

James C. Yuen, Sajeev K. Puri, Zuliang Feng · Journal of Craniofacial Surgery · 2002 · 22 citations

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